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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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